A delegation from Milipol Qatar and another from Milipol Paris will participate in the International Exhibition for Security and National Resilience (ISNR), as part of the preparation for Milipol Qatar 2016.

The ISNR will kick off tomorrow (March 15) and will run till March 17, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec).

Additionally, the organisers of Milipol Qatar, one of the region’s leading events for homeland security, have officially announced the dates for the 11th edition of Milipol Qatar, a biennial event, taking place later this year, said a statement.

The international trade exhibition will take place from October 31 to November 2, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, West Bay, Doha.

The event will be organised by the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar in partnership with the French-based Comexposium Security.

This year’s exhibition will also feature conferences covering key topics such as critical infrastructure protection, crisis management and resilience, and safe cities, crowd and large events security management, added the statement.

Milipol Qatar 2016 is expected to witness participation from leading regional and global firms looking to showcase their latest products and service innovations in the fields of security, safety, detection and prevention equipment and systems, as well as various other defence supplies during the course of the three-day event, it said.

Sectors for which security products and services are expected to be showcased at Milipol Qatar 2016 include police forces, coastal and border security, airport and port security, customs, special security forces, civil defence and other sensitive areas such as oil and gas industry sites.

The half-day session on critical infrastructure protection scheduled in the afternoon of October 31, will feature internationally recognised experts who will share their insights on how to strengthen threat awareness, emergency preparedness and responsiveness.

Muriel Kafantaris, exhibition director, Milipol events, said: “With a rapidly changing security threat landscape and increasing security concerns in play, both in the Middle East region and globally, Milipol Qatar 2016 will provide the perfect venue for all homeland security requirements."

Meanwhile, two half-day sessions will take place in the morning and afternoon of November 1. The morning session, which will be on crisis management and resilience, will focus on response, resilience, continuity and security issues arising from large scale natural and man-made disasters, emergencies and terrorist attacks. On the other hand, the afternoon session on safe cities, crowd and large events security management will help delegates understand the key threats that cities are facing, said the statement.

Milipol Qatar 2016 aims to bring together decision makers and security advisors from around the world to review the technological public and industrial security products and services in the field of homeland security, it added. – TradeArabia News Service